This page provides a summary of some press articles of interest, key events and ONS news in the well-being domain.
Relevant ONS work is listed along with details of other key developments in the field of well-being.
2012
Two Years Conference 20 November 2012
Policy Uses of Well-being Data event 20 November 2012
ONS sheds more light on Life in the UK News release 20 November 2012
Progress in Measuring National Well-being outline News release 24 July 2012
Education improves the well-being of both young and old News release 5 July 2012
Measuring well-being initiative highlights work-life balance News release 29 March 2012
Outcomes from the ONS/ESRC seminar 12 March 2012
New National Well-being on-line community launched on StatsUserNet
Update from the Measuring National Well-being Programme (227 Kb Pdf) Slides from press briefing 28 February 2012
Grass roots opinion can create a better life for us all News release 28 February 2012
Update on the Measuring National Well-being Programme News release 7 February 2012
2011
ONS launches new consultation into National Well-being measures News release 31 October 2011
National well-being does matter to people in the UK says debate report (63 Kb Pdf) News release 25 July 2011
Jil Matheson's (UK National Statistician) slides; 'Measuring what matters' for the 'Measuring national well-being' event (370.5 Kb Pdf)
Martine Durand's (OECD Chief Statistician) slides for the 'Measuring national well-being' event (972.3 Kb Pdf)
2010
National Statistician's Measuring National Well-being Speech (17.6 Kb Pdf) Transcript 5 October 2010
Measuring societal well-being seminar: ONS presentation (178.5 Kb Powerpoint presentation) 4 October 2010
Measuring societal well-being seminar: DEFRA presentation (3.73 Mb ZIP) 4 October 2010
